Meaning
speculation; profiteering
- buying or investing in order to profit from price changes
- unfair profit-making, especially in housing or land
- theoretical reasoning or conjecture
In a sentence
La speculazione edilizia ha cambiato il quartiere.
Property speculation has changed the neighbourhood.
Come fermare la speculazione in centro città?
How can speculation in the city centre be stopped?
Qui non c'è solo speculazione economica.
There is not only economic speculation here.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| speculazione | feminine · singular |
| speculazioni | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- In city topics, often refers to property or building speculation.
- Can be negative: speculazione edilizia suggests harmful overbuilding for profit.
- Also used abstractly for intellectual speculation in formal contexts.